<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" lang="en-US"><head><meta charset="UTF-8"><meta http-equiv='content-language' content='en-us'/><title>SDLRC - Codified Law 32-36 - ABANDONED, DERELICT AND JUNK MOTOR VEHICLES AND SCRAP METALS</title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML"><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.sc91a9a85ee1140c4b77d5e0620e865cbNormal { text-align: center; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; margin-top: 0; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; margin-bottom: .001pt; } span.sc91a9a85ee1140c4b77d5e0620e865cbHG4 { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.sc91a9a85ee1140c4b77d5e0620e865cbDefaultParagraphFont { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.sc91a9a85ee1140c4b77d5e0620e865cbHG4C { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 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AND SCRAP METALS"><meta property="og:type" content="website"><meta property="og:url" content="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/32-36"><meta property="og:image" content="https://lawmakerdocuments.blob.core.usgovcloudapi.net/photos/logoshape.webp"><meta property="og:site_name" content="South Dakota Legislature"></head><body><div><p dir="ltr" class="sc91a9a85ee1140c4b77d5e0620e865cbNormal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sc91a9a85ee1140c4b77d5e0620e865cbHG4">CHAPTER </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=32-36" rel="noopener"><span class="sc91a9a85ee1140c4b77d5e0620e865cbDefaultParagraphFont">32-36</span></a></p><p dir="ltr" class="sc91a9a85ee1140c4b77d5e0620e865cbNormal"><span class="sc91a9a85ee1140c4b77d5e0620e865cbHG4C">ABANDONED, DERELICT AND JUNK MOTOR VEHICLES AND SCRAP METALS</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sc91a9a85ee1140c4b77d5e0620e865cbNormal-000000"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sc91a9a85ee1140c4b77d5e0620e865cb000001"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sc91a9a85ee1140c4b77d5e0620e865cbB"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=32-36-1" rel="noopener"><span class="sc91a9a85ee1140c4b77d5e0620e865cbDefaultParagraphFont">32-36-1</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="sc91a9a85ee1140c4b77d5e0620e865cbDefaultParagraphFont">    Declaration of public interest in disposal.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sc91a9a85ee1140c4b77d5e0620e865cbB"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=32-36-2" rel="noopener"><span class="sc91a9a85ee1140c4b77d5e0620e865cbDefaultParagraphFont">32-36-2</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="sc91a9a85ee1140c4b77d5e0620e865cbDefaultParagraphFont">    Definition of terms.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sc91a9a85ee1140c4b77d5e0620e865cbB"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=32-36-3" rel="noopener"><span class="sc91a9a85ee1140c4b77d5e0620e865cbDefaultParagraphFont">32-36-3</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="sc91a9a85ee1140c4b77d5e0620e865cbDefaultParagraphFont">    Authority of removal agency generally.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sc91a9a85ee1140c4b77d5e0620e865cbB"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=32-36-4" rel="noopener"><span class="sc91a9a85ee1140c4b77d5e0620e865cbDefaultParagraphFont">32-36-4</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="sc91a9a85ee1140c4b77d5e0620e865cbDefaultParagraphFont">    Entry on land for purpose of removal.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sc91a9a85ee1140c4b77d5e0620e865cbB"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=32-36-4.1" rel="noopener"><span class="sc91a9a85ee1140c4b77d5e0620e865cbDefaultParagraphFont">32-36-4.1</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="sc91a9a85ee1140c4b77d5e0620e865cbDefaultParagraphFont">    Removal of abandoned vehicles from private property without written permission prohibited.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sc91a9a85ee1140c4b77d5e0620e865cbB"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=32-36-5" rel="noopener"><span class="sc91a9a85ee1140c4b77d5e0620e865cbDefaultParagraphFont">32-36-5</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="sc91a9a85ee1140c4b77d5e0620e865cbDefaultParagraphFont">    Title information to be furnished to removal agency.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sc91a9a85ee1140c4b77d5e0620e865cbB"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=32-36-6" rel="noopener"><span class="sc91a9a85ee1140c4b77d5e0620e865cbDefaultParagraphFont">32-36-6</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="sc91a9a85ee1140c4b77d5e0620e865cbDefaultParagraphFont">    </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=32-36-6" rel="noopener"><span class="sc91a9a85ee1140c4b77d5e0620e865cbDefaultParagraphFont">32-36-6</span></a><span class="sc91a9a85ee1140c4b77d5e0620e865cbDefaultParagraphFont">. Repealed by SL 1987, ch 245, § 2.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sc91a9a85ee1140c4b77d5e0620e865cbB"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=32-36-7" rel="noopener"><span class="sc91a9a85ee1140c4b77d5e0620e865cbDefaultParagraphFont">32-36-7</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="sc91a9a85ee1140c4b77d5e0620e865cbDefaultParagraphFont">    </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=32-36-7" rel="noopener"><span class="sc91a9a85ee1140c4b77d5e0620e865cbDefaultParagraphFont">32-36-7</span></a><span class="sc91a9a85ee1140c4b77d5e0620e865cbDefaultParagraphFont">. Repealed by SL 1985, ch 268, § 6.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sc91a9a85ee1140c4b77d5e0620e865cbB"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=32-36-8" rel="noopener"><span class="sc91a9a85ee1140c4b77d5e0620e865cbDefaultParagraphFont">32-36-8</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="sc91a9a85ee1140c4b77d5e0620e865cbDefaultParagraphFont">    Notice to owner and lien holders after removal--Contents--Form--Publication of notice--Violation as misdemeanor.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sc91a9a85ee1140c4b77d5e0620e865cbB"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=32-36-9" rel="noopener"><span class="sc91a9a85ee1140c4b77d5e0620e865cbDefaultParagraphFont">32-36-9</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="sc91a9a85ee1140c4b77d5e0620e865cbDefaultParagraphFont">    Vesting of title in removal agency after notice sent--Time allowed for holder of title or lien holder to reclaim--Notice of intent to reclaim--Failure to reclaim.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sc91a9a85ee1140c4b77d5e0620e865cbB"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=32-36-10" rel="noopener"><span class="sc91a9a85ee1140c4b77d5e0620e865cbDefaultParagraphFont">32-36-10</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="sc91a9a85ee1140c4b77d5e0620e865cbDefaultParagraphFont">    </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=32-36-10" rel="noopener"><span class="sc91a9a85ee1140c4b77d5e0620e865cbDefaultParagraphFont">32-36-10</span></a><span class="sc91a9a85ee1140c4b77d5e0620e865cbDefaultParagraphFont">. Repealed by SL 1998, ch 195, § 6.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sc91a9a85ee1140c4b77d5e0620e865cbB"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=32-36-11" rel="noopener"><span class="sc91a9a85ee1140c4b77d5e0620e865cbDefaultParagraphFont">32-36-11</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="sc91a9a85ee1140c4b77d5e0620e865cbDefaultParagraphFont">    Application for certificate of title by removal agency.</span></p></div></body></html><br /><hr><br /><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta charset="UTF-8" /><meta http-equiv='content-language' content='en-us'/><title>SDLRC - Codified Law 32-36 - ABANDONED, DERELICT AND JUNK MOTOR VEHICLES AND SCRAP METALS</title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML" /><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.s2055317Normal { margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0; text-align: justify; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; 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font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2055317SCL-000003 { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } </style></head><body><div><p dir="ltr" class="s2055317Normal"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=32-36-1"><span class="s2055317SENU">32-36-1</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2055317SENU">. </span><span class="s2055317CL">Declaration of public interest in disposal.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2055317Normal-000000"><span class="s2055317DefaultParagraphFont">Abandoned, derelict, and junk motor vehicles and other scrap metals constitute a hazard to the health and welfare of the people of the State of South Dakota in that such vehicles and other scrap metals can harbor noxious diseases, furnish shelter and breeding places for vermin, and present physical dangers to the safety and well</span><span class="s2055317DefaultParagraphFont-000001">-</span><span class="s2055317DefaultParagraphFont">being of children and other citizens. Abandoned, derelict, and junk motor vehicles and other scrap metals also constitute a blight on the landscape of the State of South Dakota and, therefore, are a detriment to the environment. The indiscriminate abandonment and retirement of motor vehicles and other scrap metals constitute a waste of valuable sources of useful metal. It is therefore in the public interest that the present accumulation of abandoned, derelict, and junk motor vehicles and other scrap metals be eliminated, that future abandonment, dereliction, and junking of motor vehicles and other scrap metals be discouraged, that the expansion of existing scrap recycling facilities be developed, and that other acceptable and economically useful methods for the disposal of abandoned, derelict, and junk motor vehicles and other scrap metals be developed.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2055317Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2055317000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2055317Normal"><span class="s2055317SCL">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2055317SCL-000003"> SL 1972, ch 197, § 1.</span></p></div></body></html><br /><hr><br /><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" lang="en-US"><head><meta charset="UTF-8"><meta http-equiv='content-language' content='en-us'/><title>SDLRC - Codified Law 32-36 - ABANDONED, DERELICT AND JUNK MOTOR VEHICLES AND SCRAP METALS</title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML"><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; 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font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } </style><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1"><meta name="twitter:card" content="summary"><meta property="og:title" content="SD 32-36-2 - Definition of terms."><meta property="og:description" content="SDLRC Codified Law 32-36-2 - Definition of terms."><meta property="og:type" content="website"><meta property="og:url" content="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/32-36-2"><meta property="og:image" content="https://lawmakerdocuments.blob.core.usgovcloudapi.net/photos/logoshape.webp"><meta property="og:site_name" content="South Dakota Legislature"></head><body><div><p dir="ltr" class="sd3e580418f1c415cac1455faa5fe12d4Normal"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=32-36-2" rel="noopener"><span class="sd3e580418f1c415cac1455faa5fe12d4SENU">32-36-2</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="sd3e580418f1c415cac1455faa5fe12d4SENU">. </span><span class="sd3e580418f1c415cac1455faa5fe12d4CL">Definition of terms.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sd3e580418f1c415cac1455faa5fe12d4Statute"><span class="sd3e580418f1c415cac1455faa5fe12d4DefaultParagraphFont">Terms used in this chapter mean:</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sd3e580418f1c415cac1455faa5fe12d4StatuteNumber1"><span class="sd3e580418f1c415cac1455faa5fe12d4DefaultParagraphFont">(1)    "Abandoned motor vehicle," any motor vehicle left on a public street or highway or left on private property without the permission of the landowner or tenant;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sd3e580418f1c415cac1455faa5fe12d4StatuteNumber1"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sd3e580418f1c415cac1455faa5fe12d4DefaultParagraphFont">(2)    "Impounded vehicle," any motor vehicle removed or caused to be removed from a public highway pursuant to § </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=32-30-19" rel="noopener"><span class="sd3e580418f1c415cac1455faa5fe12d4DefaultParagraphFont">32-30-19</span></a><span class="sd3e580418f1c415cac1455faa5fe12d4DefaultParagraphFont">;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sd3e580418f1c415cac1455faa5fe12d4StatuteNumber1"><span class="sd3e580418f1c415cac1455faa5fe12d4DefaultParagraphFont">(3)    "Junk motor vehicle," any motor vehicle that has been placed on the property of a recognized junk dealer for the purposes of salvage;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sd3e580418f1c415cac1455faa5fe12d4StatuteNumber1"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sd3e580418f1c415cac1455faa5fe12d4DefaultParagraphFont">(4)    "Motor vehicle," automobile, boat as defined by § </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=32-3A-2" rel="noopener"><span class="sd3e580418f1c415cac1455faa5fe12d4DefaultParagraphFont">32-3A-2</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="sd3e580418f1c415cac1455faa5fe12d4DefaultParagraphFont">, house trailer, moped as defined by § </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=32-3-1" rel="noopener"><span class="sd3e580418f1c415cac1455faa5fe12d4DefaultParagraphFont">32-3-1</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="sd3e580418f1c415cac1455faa5fe12d4DefaultParagraphFont">, motor truck, motorcycle, off-road vehicle as defined by § </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=32-20-1" rel="noopener"><span class="sd3e580418f1c415cac1455faa5fe12d4DefaultParagraphFont">32-20-1</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="sd3e580418f1c415cac1455faa5fe12d4DefaultParagraphFont">, snowmobile as defined by § </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=32-20A-1" rel="noopener"><span class="sd3e580418f1c415cac1455faa5fe12d4DefaultParagraphFont">32-20A-1</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="sd3e580418f1c415cac1455faa5fe12d4DefaultParagraphFont">, trailer as defined by § </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=32-3-1" rel="noopener"><span class="sd3e580418f1c415cac1455faa5fe12d4DefaultParagraphFont">32-3-1</span></a><span class="sd3e580418f1c415cac1455faa5fe12d4DefaultParagraphFont">, and all vehicles propelled by power other than muscular power, but not a:</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sd3e580418f1c415cac1455faa5fe12d4StatuteNumber2"><span class="sd3e580418f1c415cac1455faa5fe12d4DefaultParagraphFont">(a)    Engine;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sd3e580418f1c415cac1455faa5fe12d4StatuteNumber2"><span class="sd3e580418f1c415cac1455faa5fe12d4DefaultParagraphFont">(b)    Farm wagon;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sd3e580418f1c415cac1455faa5fe12d4StatuteNumber2"><span class="sd3e580418f1c415cac1455faa5fe12d4DefaultParagraphFont">(c)    Road roller;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sd3e580418f1c415cac1455faa5fe12d4StatuteNumber2"><span class="sd3e580418f1c415cac1455faa5fe12d4DefaultParagraphFont">(d)    Traction engine; or</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sd3e580418f1c415cac1455faa5fe12d4StatuteNumber2"><span class="sd3e580418f1c415cac1455faa5fe12d4DefaultParagraphFont">(e)    Vehicle that runs only on rails or tracks;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sd3e580418f1c415cac1455faa5fe12d4StatuteNumber1"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sd3e580418f1c415cac1455faa5fe12d4DefaultParagraphFont">(5)    "Removal agency," any public body, or private or nonprofit organization, authorized to remove and salvage abandoned and junk motor vehicles and other scrap metals. A removal agency may be authorized by chapter </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=32-30" rel="noopener"><span class="sd3e580418f1c415cac1455faa5fe12d4DefaultParagraphFont">32-30</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="sd3e580418f1c415cac1455faa5fe12d4DefaultParagraphFont"> to remove vehicles, may be hired or appointed by a public body, or may be in the business of removing or salvaging vehicles; and</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sd3e580418f1c415cac1455faa5fe12d4StatuteNumber1"><span class="sd3e580418f1c415cac1455faa5fe12d4DefaultParagraphFont">(6)    "Scrap metals," waste or refuse metals that have been in actual use and have been abandoned and are fit only to be remanufactured or recycled.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sd3e580418f1c415cac1455faa5fe12d4Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sd3e580418f1c415cac1455faa5fe12d4000000"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sd3e580418f1c415cac1455faa5fe12d4NoIndent"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sd3e580418f1c415cac1455faa5fe12d4DefaultParagraphFont-000001">Source: </span><span class="sd3e580418f1c415cac1455faa5fe12d4SCL">SL 1972, ch 197, § 2; SL 1985, ch 268, § 1; SL 1987, ch 245, § 1; SL 1988, ch 270, § 1; SL 1998, ch 195, § 3; SL 2025, ch 132, § 1.</span></p></div></body></html><br /><hr><br /><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta charset="UTF-8" /><meta http-equiv='content-language' content='en-us'/><title>SDLRC - Codified Law 32-36 - ABANDONED, DERELICT AND JUNK MOTOR VEHICLES AND SCRAP METALS</title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML" /><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.s2055319Normal { margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0; text-align: justify; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; } span.s2055319SENU { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2055319CL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s2055319Normal-000000 { margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0; text-indent: 0.50in; text-align: justify; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; } span.s2055319DefaultParagraphFont { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2055319000001 { font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2055319SCL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2055319SCL-000002 { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } </style></head><body><div><p dir="ltr" class="s2055319Normal"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=32-36-3"><span class="s2055319SENU">32-36-3</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2055319SENU">. </span><span class="s2055319CL">Authority of removal agency generally.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2055319Normal-000000"><span class="s2055319DefaultParagraphFont">Any removal agency may remove and salvage abandoned, and junk motor vehicles and other scrap metal and may locate, enumerate, and mark; secure authorization for removal; remove, collect, and store; and secure transportation to processing centers for any abandoned or junk motor vehicles and other scrap metals.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2055319Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2055319000001"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2055319Normal"><span class="s2055319SCL">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2055319SCL-000002"> SL 1972, ch 197, § 3; SL 1985, ch 268, § 2.</span></p></div></body></html><br /><hr><br /><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta charset="UTF-8" /><meta http-equiv='content-language' content='en-us'/><title>SDLRC - Codified Law 32-36 - ABANDONED, DERELICT AND JUNK MOTOR VEHICLES AND SCRAP METALS</title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML" /><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.s2055320Normal { margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0; text-align: justify; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; 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font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } </style></head><body><div><p dir="ltr" class="s2055320Normal"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=32-36-4"><span class="s2055320SENU">32-36-4</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2055320SENU">. </span><span class="s2055320CL">Entry on land for purpose of removal.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2055320Normal-000000"><span class="s2055320DefaultParagraphFont">Any removal agency may secure the necessary authorization or license from the owner or tenant of any land. After such authorization has been secured the removal agency may enter upon the land for the purpose of removing any abandoned or junk motor vehicles or other scrap metals.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2055320Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2055320000001"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2055320Normal"><span class="s2055320SCL">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2055320SCL-000002"> SL 1972, ch 197, § 4; SL 1985, ch 268, § 3.</span></p></div></body></html><br /><hr><br /><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta charset="UTF-8" /><meta http-equiv='content-language' content='en-us'/><title>SDLRC - Codified Law 32-36 - ABANDONED, DERELICT AND JUNK MOTOR VEHICLES AND SCRAP METALS</title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML" /><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.s2055321Normal { margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0; text-align: justify; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; } span.s2055321SENU { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2055321CL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s2055321Normal-000000 { margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0; text-indent: 0.50in; text-align: justify; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; } span.s2055321DefaultParagraphFont { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2055321000001 { font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2055321SCL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2055321SCL-000002 { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } </style></head><body><div><p dir="ltr" class="s2055321Normal"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=32-36-4.1"><span class="s2055321SENU">32-36-4.1</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2055321SENU">. </span><span class="s2055321CL">Removal of abandoned vehicles from private property without written permission prohibited.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2055321Normal-000000"><span class="s2055321DefaultParagraphFont">No removal agency may remove abandoned motor vehicles from private property without the written permission of the landowner or tenant. A violation of this section is a Class 2 misdemeanor.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2055321Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2055321000001"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2055321Normal"><span class="s2055321SCL">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2055321SCL-000002"> SL 1987, ch 245, § 2A; SL 1990, ch 158, § 3.</span></p></div></body></html><br /><hr><br /><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta charset="UTF-8" /><meta http-equiv='content-language' content='en-us'/><title>SDLRC - Codified Law 32-36 - ABANDONED, DERELICT AND JUNK MOTOR VEHICLES AND SCRAP METALS</title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML" /><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.s2055322Normal { margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0; text-align: justify; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; } span.s2055322SENU { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; 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SL 1973, ch 2, § 34(a); SL 1984, ch 343, §§ 17, 18; SL 1985, ch 268, § 4.</span></p></div></body></html><br /><hr><br /> <HTML> <HEAD> <HTML> <HEAD> <meta http-equiv='content-language' content='en-us'/><title>SDLRC - Codified Law 32-36 - ABANDONED, DERELICT AND JUNK MOTOR VEHICLES AND SCRAP METALS32-36-6 </title> <META NAME="Keywords" Content="South Dakota Codified Laws SDCL 32-36-6 "> <META NAME="Description" Content="South Dakota Codified Laws 32-36-6"> </HEAD> <BODY> <!-- File converted by Wp2Html Version 4.0 --> <!-- Email Andrew@brackenbeds.co.uk for more details --> <!-- WP Style Open: System_34 --><!-- WP Style End: System_34 --> <Div align="full"> <!-- WP Paired Style On: SENU -->&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<!-- WP Style End: SENU --> 32-36-6. <!-- WP Paired Style Off: SENU -->&nbsp;<!-- WP Style End: SENU --> Repealed by SL 1987, ch 245, &#167;&nbsp;2.<p> </BODY> </HTML> <br /><hr><br /> <HTML> <HEAD> <HTML> <HEAD> <meta http-equiv='content-language' content='en-us'/><title>SDLRC - Codified Law 32-36 - ABANDONED, DERELICT AND JUNK MOTOR VEHICLES AND SCRAP METALS32-36-7 </title> <META NAME="Keywords" Content="South Dakota Codified Laws SDCL 32-36-7 "> <META NAME="Description" Content="South Dakota Codified Laws 32-36-7"> </HEAD> <BODY> <!-- File converted by Wp2Html Version 4.0 --> <!-- Email Andrew@brackenbeds.co.uk for more details --> <!-- WP Style Open: System_34 --><!-- WP Style End: System_34 --> <Div align="full"> <!-- WP Paired Style On: SENU -->&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<!-- WP Style End: SENU --> 32-36-7. <!-- WP Paired Style Off: SENU -->&nbsp;<!-- WP Style End: SENU --> Repealed by SL 1985, ch 268, &#167;&nbsp;6.<p> </BODY> </HTML> <br /><hr><br /><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta charset="UTF-8" /><meta http-equiv='content-language' content='en-us'/><title>SDLRC - Codified Law 32-36 - ABANDONED, DERELICT AND JUNK MOTOR VEHICLES AND SCRAP METALS</title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML" /><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.s2055325Normal { margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0; text-align: justify; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; } span.s2055325SENU { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2055325CL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s2055325Normal-000000 { margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0; text-indent: 0.50in; text-align: justify; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; } span.s2055325DefaultParagraphFont { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2055325DefaultParagraphFont-000001 { font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s2055325Normal-000002 { margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0; text-indent: 0.25in; text-align: justify; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; } span.s2055325000003 { font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2055325SCL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2055325SCL-000004 { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } </style></head><body><div><p dir="ltr" class="s2055325Normal"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=32-36-8"><span class="s2055325SENU">32-36-8</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2055325SENU">. </span><span class="s2055325CL">Notice to owner and lien holders after removal--Contents--Form--Publication of notice--Violation as misdemeanor.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2055325Normal-000000"><span class="s2055325DefaultParagraphFont">Within forty</span><span class="s2055325DefaultParagraphFont-000001">-</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2055325DefaultParagraphFont">five days after any abandoned or junk motor vehicle, any wrecked vehicle as provided by § </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=32-30-14"><span class="s2055325DefaultParagraphFont">32-30-14</span></a><span class="s2055325DefaultParagraphFont">, or any impounded vehicle, or other scrap metal has been removed, the removal agency shall send written notice by certified mail to the registered owner, if any, of the abandoned or junk motor vehicle, wrecked vehicle, or scrap metal and to all readily identifiable lien holders of record at their last known address. If the removal agency does not give notice within ten days from the date of removal, no storage may be charged beyond the ten</span><span class="s2055325DefaultParagraphFont-000001">-</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2055325DefaultParagraphFont">day period until the notice is mailed. The notice shall set forth the date and place of the taking, the year, the make, model and serial number of the abandoned or wrecked motor vehicle and the place where the vehicle is being held, and shall inform the owner and any lien holders of their right to reclaim the vehicle under § </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=32-36-9"><span class="s2055325DefaultParagraphFont">32-36-9</span></a><span class="s2055325DefaultParagraphFont">. The notice shall be on a form provided by the Department of Revenue.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2055325Normal-000002"><span class="s2055325DefaultParagraphFont">If it is impossible to determine with reasonable certainty the identity and address of the registered owner and all lien holders, the notice shall be published once in a newspaper of general circulation in the area where the motor vehicle was abandoned or wrecked. Published notices may be grouped together for convenience and economy.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2055325Normal-000002"><span class="s2055325DefaultParagraphFont">A violation of this section is a Class 2 misdemeanor.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2055325Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2055325000003"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2055325Normal"><span class="s2055325SCL">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2055325SCL-000004"> SL 1972, ch 197, § 5 (4); SL 1985, ch 268, § 7; SL 1987, ch 245, § 3; SL 1990, ch 158, § 4; SL 1994, ch 264, § 5; SL 1998, ch 195, § 4.</span></p></div></body></html><br /><hr><br /><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta charset="UTF-8" /><meta http-equiv='content-language' content='en-us'/><title>SDLRC - Codified Law 32-36 - ABANDONED, DERELICT AND JUNK MOTOR VEHICLES AND SCRAP METALS</title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML" /><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.s2055326Normal { margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0; text-align: justify; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; } span.s2055326SENU { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2055326CL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s2055326Normal-000000 { margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0; text-indent: 0.50in; text-align: justify; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; } span.s2055326DefaultParagraphFont { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2055326000001 { font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2055326SCL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2055326SCL-000002 { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } </style></head><body><div><p dir="ltr" class="s2055326Normal"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=32-36-9"><span class="s2055326SENU">32-36-9</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2055326SENU">. </span><span class="s2055326CL">Vesting of title in removal agency after notice sent--Time allowed for holder of title or lien holder to reclaim--Notice of intent to reclaim--Failure to reclaim.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2055326Normal-000000"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2055326DefaultParagraphFont">Notwithstanding any statutes to the contrary, title to any abandoned or junk motor vehicle, any impounded vehicle, or other scrap metal shall vest in the removal agency after a period of thirty days from the date on which notice was sent under § </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=32-36-8"><span class="s2055326DefaultParagraphFont">32-36-8</span></a><span class="s2055326DefaultParagraphFont">. The record holder of title or the lien holder may reclaim the motor vehicle or other scrap metal. The lien holder and record holder of title shall notify the department in writing within thirty days of their intent to reclaim the motor vehicle. However, if the record holder of title fails to claim and remove the motor vehicle or other scrap metal within thirty days after mailing of notice, title to the vehicle is irrevocably vested in the removal agency.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2055326Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2055326000001"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2055326Normal"><span class="s2055326SCL">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2055326SCL-000002"> SL 1972, ch 197, § 6; SL 1985, ch 268, § 8; SL 1987, ch 245, § 4; SL 1998, ch 195, § 5.</span></p></div></body></html><br /><hr><br /> <HTML> <HEAD> <HTML> <HEAD> <meta http-equiv='content-language' content='en-us'/><title>SDLRC - Codified Law 32-36 - ABANDONED, DERELICT AND JUNK MOTOR VEHICLES AND SCRAP METALS32-36-10 </title> <META NAME="Keywords" Content="South Dakota Codified Laws SDCL 32-36-10 "> <META NAME="Description" Content="South Dakota Codified Laws 32-36-10"> </HEAD> <BODY> <!-- File converted by Wp2Html Version 4.0 --> <!-- Email Andrew@brackenbeds.co.uk for more details --> <!-- WP Style Open: System_34 --><!-- WP Style End: System_34 --> <Div align="full"> <!-- WP Paired Style On: SENU -->&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<!-- WP Style End: SENU --> 32-36-10. <!-- WP Paired Style Off: SENU -->&nbsp;<!-- WP Style End: SENU --> Repealed by SL 1998, ch 195, &#167;&nbsp;6.<p> </BODY> </HTML> <br /><hr><br /><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta charset="UTF-8" /><meta http-equiv='content-language' content='en-us'/><title>SDLRC - Codified Law 32-36 - ABANDONED, DERELICT AND JUNK MOTOR VEHICLES AND SCRAP METALS</title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML" /><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.s2055328Normal { margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0; text-align: justify; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; } span.s2055328SENU { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2055328CL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s2055328Normal-000000 { margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0; text-indent: 0.50in; text-align: justify; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; } span.s2055328DefaultParagraphFont { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s2055328Normal-000001 { margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0; text-indent: 0.25in; text-align: justify; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; } span.s2055328000002 { font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2055328SCL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2055328SCL-000003 { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } body { text-decoration-skip-ink: none; } </style></head><body><div><p dir="ltr" class="s2055328Normal"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=32-36-11"><span class="s2055328SENU">32-36-11</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2055328SENU">. </span><span class="s2055328CL">Application for certificate of title by removal agency.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2055328Normal-000000"><span class="s2055328DefaultParagraphFont">The removal agency shall apply to the Department of Revenue for a salvage title for any salvage or junk vehicle. If a vehicle is not a salvage or junk vehicle, the removal agency shall apply for a certificate of title to the department. Such title when issued shall be stamped on the front and back with the words, abandoned vehicle. If the title to the motor vehicle is a salvage title or a rebuilt title, a salvage or rebuilt title shall be issued for the vehicle.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2055328Normal-000001"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2055328DefaultParagraphFont">The removal agency when applying for a certificate of title or salvage title shall be subject to the requirements of chapter </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=32-3"><span class="s2055328DefaultParagraphFont">32-3</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2055328DefaultParagraphFont">. If an owner or lien holder does not surrender the title to the motor vehicle or scrap metal to the removal agency, the removal agency shall submit, with its application for title, copies of its written notices required by § </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=32-36-8"><span class="s2055328DefaultParagraphFont">32-36-8</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2055328DefaultParagraphFont"> and an affidavit stating the notices were sent and listing the persons to whom sent.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2055328Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2055328000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2055328Normal"><span class="s2055328SCL">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2055328SCL-000003"> SL 1985, ch 268, § 10; SL 1987, ch 245, § 2.</span></p></div></body></html>